As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 238 conservation dependent species. That was 0.29% of all evaluated species listed at the time. The IUCN also listed seven subspecies and five varieties as conservation dependent.
As of the 2024.2 version of the Red List, the IUCN lists 125 conservation dependent species, seven plant subspecies and five plant varieties as having been assessed as conservation dependent.
The conservation dependent category is part of the IUCN 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3), which is no longer used in evaluation of taxa, but which persists in the IUCN Red List for taxa evaluated prior to 2001, when version 3.1 was first used. Using the 2001 (v3.1) system these taxa are classed as near threatened, but those that have not been re-evaluated remain with the conservation dependent category.
This is a complete list of conservation dependent species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have conservation dependent subpopulations are also indicated. However, as updated versions of the IUCN Red List are released, this list will need to be updated to match the most current version.
Plants As of version 2024.2, there are 112 species, seven subspecies, and five varieties of plant assessed as conservation dependent.
Dicotyledons As of version 2024.2, there are 105 species, seven subspecies, and three varieties of dicotyledon assessed as conservation dependent.
Apiales
Aquifoliales
Ericales
Subspecies Chrysophyllum lucentifolium subsp. lucentifolium Erica scoparia subsp. platycodon Varieties Isonandra perakensis var. perakensis
Fabales
Subspecies Leucaena leucocephala subsp. ixtahuacana
Fagales Lithocarpus kingianus Lithocarpus kunstleri Subspecies Quercus petraea subsp. huguetiana
Magnoliales
Subspecies Horsfieldia subalpina subsp. kinabaluensis
Malpighiales
Malvales
Myrtales
Varieties Memecylon acuminatum var. acuminatum
Oxalidales
Subspecies Elaeocarpus submonoceras subsp. collinus
Rosales Cotoneaster granatensis Prunus kinabaluensis Subspecies Sorbus austriaca subsp. croatica
Sapindales
Austrobaileyales Illicium peninsulare Illicium tenuifolium
Caryophyllales Calandrinia galapagosa, Galapagos rock-purslane Nepenthes hispida
Gentianales Lasianthus oliganthus Tabernaemontana gamblei
Lamiales Chionanthus caudifolius Chionanthus lancifolius
Proteales Heliciopsis montana Heliciopsis whitmorei
Solanales Athenaea fasciculata Solanum inaequale
Laurales Nothaphoebe pahangensis
Cornales Varieties Davidia involucrata var. involucrata
Monocotyledons As of version 2024.2, there are seven species and two varieties of monocotyledon assessed as conservation dependent.
Arecales
Varieties Rhopalostylis baueri var. baueri Rhopalostylis baueri var. cheesemanii
Animals As of version 2025.2, there are 12 arthropod species and one reptile species assessed as conservation dependent.
Arthropods
Branchiopoda Artemia monica, Mono Lake brine shrimp
Insecta
Hexanauplia
Reptiles
See also Lists of IUCN Red List near threatened species
References